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Congress Makes Lynching Federal Crime, 65 Years After Emmett Till

Congress Makes Lynching Federal Crime, 65 Years After Emmett Till

Congress Makes Lynching Federal Crime, 65 Years After Emmett Till

Sixty-five years after 14-year-old Emmett Till was lynched in Mississippi, Congress has approved legislation designating lynching as a...

Feb 26, 2020

Hoyer Floor Remarks on the Emmett Till Antilynching Act

For Immediate Release: Contact Info: February 26,...

Feb 26, 2020

Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference on the Emmett Till Antilynching Act

For Immediate Release: Contact Info: February...

Feb 26, 2020

Pioneering black lawmaker from NC finally getting his due in his native Bladen County

Pioneering black lawmaker from NC finally getting his due in his native Bladen County

Pioneering black lawmaker from NC finally getting his due in his native Bladen County

Full story - https://abc11.com/5956018/

Feb 25, 2020

A black lawmaker's anti-lynching bill failed 120 years ago. Now, the House may finally act.

A black lawmaker's anti-lynching bill failed 120 years ago. Now, the House may finally act.

A black lawmaker's anti-lynching bill failed 120 years ago. Now, the House may finally act.

This undated file photo shows Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black Chicago boy, whose body was found in the Tallahatchie River near the Delta...

Feb 25, 2020

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